As someone who has long been interested in global health, health disparities, and access-to-care, I wanted to start this thread for any med students or residents interested in global health and neurology. In the neurology dept at my medical school, no one had really heard of this combination, and I was almost (but not quite!!) convinced to go into medicine or med/peds instead. Little did I know that there are many neurology residencies looking to build programs in global health -- and with the recent Lancet publications regarding the global burden of disease, it is fast becoming a global priority.
I hope people can use this thread to post about anything related to global health and neurology, including residency program options, journal articles, and news.
Feel free to PM me with any specific questions too!
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Some useful links:
Recent worldwide study showing how non-communicable diseases (and especially stroke) have risen in DALY contribution -
http://www.healthmetricsandevaluati...eading-causes-and-risks-between-1990-and-2010
World Health Organization Global Burden of Neurological Disorders -
http://www.who.int/mental_health/neurology/neurodiso/en/index.html
http://www.who.int/mental_health/neurology/chapter_2_neuro_disorders_public_h_challenges.pdf
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Residency programs with tracks in global health or exchange options:
Penn -
http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/neuro/education/residency/globalhealth.html
University of Washington -
Has Gates Foundation and Seattle is where the Global Burden of Disease study is located.
http://depts.washington.edu/daid/directory/zunt.html
http://www.healthmetricsandevaluation.org/
Partners -
http://www2.massgeneral.org/neurologyresidents/program/internationalopportunities.html
Yale and Stanford (neurology residents encouraged to participate) -
http://globalhealthscholar.yale.edu/index.aspx
UCSF -
Flexible training program offers option to do research in global health:
http://www.aan.com/news/?event=read&article_id=4800
I hope people can use this thread to post about anything related to global health and neurology, including residency program options, journal articles, and news.
Feel free to PM me with any specific questions too!
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Some useful links:
Recent worldwide study showing how non-communicable diseases (and especially stroke) have risen in DALY contribution -
http://www.healthmetricsandevaluati...eading-causes-and-risks-between-1990-and-2010
World Health Organization Global Burden of Neurological Disorders -
http://www.who.int/mental_health/neurology/neurodiso/en/index.html
http://www.who.int/mental_health/neurology/chapter_2_neuro_disorders_public_h_challenges.pdf
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Residency programs with tracks in global health or exchange options:
Penn -
http://www.uphs.upenn.edu/neuro/education/residency/globalhealth.html
University of Washington -
Has Gates Foundation and Seattle is where the Global Burden of Disease study is located.
http://depts.washington.edu/daid/directory/zunt.html
http://www.healthmetricsandevaluation.org/
Partners -
http://www2.massgeneral.org/neurologyresidents/program/internationalopportunities.html
Yale and Stanford (neurology residents encouraged to participate) -
http://globalhealthscholar.yale.edu/index.aspx
UCSF -
Flexible training program offers option to do research in global health:
http://www.aan.com/news/?event=read&article_id=4800
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